Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Villain
Whenever you draw your first or second card each turn, put an ingenuity counter on Lady Octopus.
: You may cast an artifact spell from your hand with mana value less than or equal to the number of ingenuity counters on Lady Octopus without paying its mana cost.Plays as:
Draw PayoffFree Caster
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardLegal
Used in 1 known comboEDHREC #5,262Played in Under 1% of cEDH decks with blue
- Printings
- 3
- Price range
- $0.50to$2.64
Versions
3 printings · from $0.50
In products
Rulings
2 · latest Sep 19, 2025
- WotCSep 19, 2025
The spell is cast as Lady Octopus's last ability resolves. You can't wait and cast it later.
- WotCSep 19, 2025
You don't have to cast a spell as that ability resolves. If you choose not to for some reason, don't let anyone judge your genius plans.